Student Life Archives – Page 3 of 4

Which Mystery Tour was the best?

December 22, 2013

Between the two DCU Mystery Tours this year, which one, GAA or Accounting and Finance, was better?

College: expectations v reality

November 20, 2013

Now that the semester is halfway through, how are Freshers settling into life in DCU?

Would you like a job with that?

November 20, 2013

Is it possible to have a part time job in college, or is it all work and no play?

Excommunicado: A day without my phone

November 6, 2013

What would life be like without your phone? Amy Mulvaney tried it, read on to see how she coped…

Why student nurses are on less than minimum wage

November 6, 2013

Student nurses are one of the worst hit by the recession, and those out of college won’t even be earning minimum wage. The College View investigates.

Studying abroad: an experience ‘worth the pain’

October 23, 2013

What do students face when applying for Erasmus?

Coursing through

October 23, 2013

What happens to the students who don’t find the course of their dreams? The College View finds out.

On the brink of starvation

October 23, 2013

You may be short of money, but some students literally cannot afford food. A look at some students who are being pushed to the edge.

Birds, bees and the age-old struggle to play it safe

October 9, 2013

An in-depth guide for every college student getting to grips with you-know-what.

The race to rent

October 9, 2013

How students are coping as the cost of renting increases

Remember that summer in Ireland…

October 9, 2013

A look at the various ways Irish students spent their summer.

Surviving college: the ultimate guide

October 9, 2013

It’s that time of year. You’ve just started college. You need help. Time to bunker down and check out The College View’s comprehensive college survival guide

A guide to picking up a fine young Irish man

August 9, 2013

The definitive guide on how to pick up that fine young Irish chap you’ve been eyeing up (Or, how to do student satire properly).

Backstage at The Ultimate Wingman

April 24, 2013

Behind the scenes at the Ultimate Wingman, a new dating TV show produced in DCU,.

How much money can you survive on?

April 24, 2013

A college student desperately tries to survive for 24 hours without spending any money. Will she make it?

After the initial flurry of democratic enthusiasm dies down, the polling stations across DCU go quiet. From about 2 pm onwards, students manning the stations become a bit more desperate to get anyone and everyone

Is it possible to be friends with your ex?

March 20, 2013

The same five words are uttered every time a couple break up. But just how true is the phrase “we can still be friends’? Is it just something we say to make the other –

Making your safety your priority

February 6, 2013

In recent weeks, the issue of safety on DCU campus has never been more pressing. Following the armed robbery of the book shop ‘Hodges and Figgis’ last November, you may have thought that security in

Loss of Hope at the Hands of SUSI

December 12, 2012

Every person has the fundamental right to an education. So what’s putting both young and older people off the idea of studying at third level these days? With the release of another harsh budget, financial

Status Changing Strain

December 12, 2012

Remember when you and ‘the love of your life’ broke up because you’re in college and they wanted to ‘enjoy themselves’ while they could? Remember crying for days into your duvet and tub of Hagen

The Twelve Pubs of Christmas

December 12, 2012

The Twelve Pubs of Christmas has become a staple event on most students Christmas calendar. It is both a mental and physical challenge for the even the most hardened of drinkers. The following is a

Experiencing DCUfm

November 28, 2012

When a student is in Transition Year and is planning their work experience, they would not usually look to a college for anything other than shadowing a college professor. Many would inquire in a shop,

Counting coppers, the cost of college

November 28, 2012

Almost everyone can remember when they first started looking for a grant. When they made those first few tentative Google searches with more hope than expectation. What did those searches turn up? SUSI. The students’

The search for student employment

November 28, 2012

Nobody likes having to ask mammy and daddy to fund their weekly antics. However, with over 39% of people aged between 15 and 24 unemployed, more students are struggling and have no choice but to ask their

Cyber attacks to the soul

November 14, 2012

Over the last few weeks, a new realisation slowly dawned upon our society. Bullying was no longer just an epidemic that dominated our schoolyards and classrooms; it had infected social media. This isn’t news, we’ve